How An Open Office May Be Sabotaging Your Workday

Companies love open office plans. They encourage innovation and communication. They allow you to fixate your eyes on something other than a gray wall. Sounds great in theory, right?

Unfortunately, tearing down the barriers and releasing employees from the confines of a cubicle isn't all that it's cracked up to be. With every revolutionary idea comes a cost -- and with these set ups, sometimes that cost is your ability to do your job.